The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-08-06
NEWS GLEANINGS.

\ wagon containing two men. two
women and little girl, was struck by a
train about l A. NJ, on the 30th, near
/ Lakeview. Mich. Both women were
| killed and the girl badly hurt. They
were carried 100 feet and thrown down
an embankment. Neither of the men
were hurt.
AnaDpeal for contributions from the
/ American Board of Foreign Missions
states that thousands Of people in the
| vicinity Of Adana, in the CiclllIau plains,
| are starving the crops having entirely
| tailed owing to drought.
| The strike of the laSterS at Beverly,
/ Mass. has been settled.
/ The Little rolling mill, at It. Louis,
/ the largest In the city, has been closed
/ by a strike.
/ The Yacht Minerva, of Philadelphia
/ was upset IN a squaI on the 3 tn. TWen-
/ ty-Hve people were on board at the time
/ of the accident, but only two Of the party
were drowned.
| The great race around the world be
/ tween the yachs GlenshieI and Mon
/ m0uthsnire was won the 50th ult., the
/ former vessel reaching New York, the
| end of her trip OF 20,0UO miles, at IL 4. VI.
/ on that day. The race was principally
/ for glory.
/ Serious floods are reported in Georgia
| on the 30th. The loss to the corporation
/ Of Augusta is placed at S25,0OO that of
the citizens at $1,000, and that Of the
farmers in the vicinity at 81 100000.
Owing to misplaced switch two trains
on the HoOpsett branch Of the Concord
Railroad colided near Concord, y. H.,
on the 3uth. Both engines We're wreck
/ ed and four persons killed.
| 4 fire at Pittsburg on the 3lst damag-
/ ed the property of several glass manu-
/ featuring firms The total loss is esti-
mated at Sl5O,000. Several hundred men
/ viii be made idle bv the fire
! The hay and feed warehouse of Fl. f.
/ Emmons on the wharf at Detroit. and
/ the adjoining building, belonging TO the
/ Grumm0ud Line, were damaged by fire
/ on the 31st to the extent of $4,000
/ The R0ckiand cafe and large Clamhake
| pavilion connected with the Hotel
/ HarbOr were DESTROYED bv fire on the
29th. Loss 50, 600; insured.
Fire in the works Of the Wells &
/ French Bridge and Car Company, Chi
/ cagO, on the morning Of the 3Oth, caused
a loss of 500 OO0. Sixty men barely es-
capped with their lives
The extreme and long continued hot
weather has caused near approach TO
an EGG famine in the New York market.
Many Of the eggs are Matched in transit
by the heat, more than half the stock
being worthless when it reaches the
city. Strictly fresh eggs cannot be had
at anv price.
In the course of aquarrei over a small
contract for hauling stone. at II. Louis.
on the 29th Patrick Smith. teamster.
was shot dead by James c. Flynn, con-
tractor. 1t is understood that Smith
was the aggressor.
While a party of five little girls were
bathingin the Concord River. at North
Billerica Mass. on the 18th they were
carried by the current into deep water,
and four Of them were drowned.
The Mt. Savage bridge, near Pittsburg.
gave way on the 2qth while a freight
train was passing over it. Engineer
Driscol and fireman Payne were
drowned.
Property covering six acres Of ground
on the North side Of Gest Street, Cincin-
natl. was destroyed by fire on the 29th
The loss viii not be over 100000. A
large number Of poor people are rem
dered homeless \ number of firemen
We're prostrated by the heat
Preparations are already under way
for a national prohibition convention, To
be held at Chicago.
Fire on Coventry Street and North
4tAt-r bAA llLE NLti. tlA '4dLLG-
age 10 the extent of $40 900.
Two pleasure yachts both we'll laden
" tn people. were capsized in squail
off Yarmouth, England. on the 2Sth.
Bows caused a fire at Clinton, Ia.
which destroyed the Baptist Church,
four dwellings and a number Of barns
six dwellings were badly damaged
a syndicate has been formed among
those connected with the late August
Boltena's firm to establish a new line of
steamers between Hamburg and New
York
The Riverside Iron and Steel Com
panv, Of Cincinnati, IN which Bank
WreCker Harper was interested, has as
signed. with liabilities of 100000 and as
sets Of $1,000
Fire at Lincoln, Neb., caused a loss Of
S65. coo.
A covered wagon was run into by
| train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
RidgewoOi, Station, Pa, on the 2Sth,
and four persons were killed. They
We're Miss AmandaFritz. aged 50; Het-
tie Fritz and her two children, aged IS
months and months.
Three men were killed by lightning at
Betram. Tex, on the 2Sth The fash came
from a perfectly clOudless sky. The
men We're q. W. Phenny, NJ B. Sinclair
and Gail Sanford.
Gov Narmaduke, Of Missouri, has
sailed for Europe.
Faber's soap factory at Louisville. XIV.
burned. Loss $4,000.
Schaefer and Eignaux viii play a 81 600
billiard match in Paris
Watson ( Wall, Hought0n, Mich,
mine owners, fail for 100000. Assets,
$4,000
Reuben Cole. "A negro, was Iynched in
Surrv County, Va, for assaulting a far
mers wife.
Aid. Bond. of Kansas City, assaulted
Editor anthony with a whip, the result
of an old feud.
Fire at Georgetown, KY, on the 9th,
destroyed seven buildings in the bust
ness part of the town. including the
office of the Times. Loss $50 600
The Maryland State Democratic con-
vention. in session at Baltimore on the
27th. nominated +. Z. Jackson for gov
ernOr and William Pinckney White for
attorney. general.
r. ?. Clement. president Of the Citi-
zens' Savings Bank. of LeavenwOrth.
Kansas, speculated DefaIcation fol-
lowed. and the bank has suspended.
Liabilities about 81 100000. Clements
real estate has been turned over To the
bank.
Ile riverside Iron ana steel Company.
of Cincinnati. i IN financial trouble.
The liabilities are estimated at 500. goo.
with assets ouiy about so. 600.
Fire on the 2-th damaged Armour's
new packing house al the Stock Yards.
Chicago, TO the extent Of 800. 600. In
surance $4,000.
Tom Bear, an eccentric Texas million
aire, died at Bonham on the 9th, aged
10.
Cincinnati and Memphis have invited
a visit from the President
Joseph Nave, a farmer, was shot dead
by his son near Falmouth, o. The
chances for lvnChing are good.
The accounts of Disbursing Officer
Eeatmau. Of the War Department, have
been found 70 be correct.
Dan. Conroy, a well-known New York